18.12.17

Memorise: “And
there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither
whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are
written in the Lamb's book of life.” Revelation 21:27

Read: Isaiah 52:11-12 (KJV)

52:11 Depart
ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out
of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord.

52:12 For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the Lord will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your reward.

Bible in one year: Revelation 20-22, Zachariah 5:5-6:15, Sing Hymn 9

MESSAGE:

It
is the great desire of the wonder-working God to work wonders through
His children. However, for you to be a partaker of the manifestation of
this desire, you must be prepared to pay the price. Nothing good comes
cheap. Anything that is cheap is obviously of low quality and value. If
you are interested in working wonders as a worker in God’s vineyard, you
must be prepared to be a living sacrifice to God (Romans 12:1).
You must be ready to say, “Lord, for the rest of my life, feel free to
do whatever you want with me.” In addition, to work wonders, you must
have clean hands. Isaiah 52:11 says,

“Depart
ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out
of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD.”

Your
hands must be free from defilement at home, at work, when nobody is
watching, and everywhere else. Many years ago, while I was still
lecturing in the university, rccg open heaven 2017
I wrote a personal letter, and as I reached out to take one of the
official envelopes assigned to me, the Lord said, “You wrote a personal
letter, but that envelope is for official use.” I replied, “Lord, how
much is an envelope?”, and He said to me, “If it is so cheap, go and buy
your own.” If you want to lay hands on the sick and see them recover,
or if you want to lay hands on demon-possessed individuals and have the
demons obey your voice, then it cannot be with hands that have been
stealing, defrauding or writing false reports.

Moreover, you need to be in constant touch with God. 1st Thessalonians 5:17 says that you should pray without ceasing. One way to do this is by regularly praying in tongues like Paul (1st Corinthians 14:18).open heaven
You can also keep in touch with God by constantly thanking Him. I tell
you, Jesus would like that. I heard the testimony of a man who on his
50th birthday said all he wanted to do was say ‘Thank You’ to Jesus at
least 50 times. I said that was a beautiful idea which had never crossed
my mind. How old are you now? When you want to pray, say thank You to
Jesus the number of times corresponding with your age, and you will be
amazed at what could happen through this. Do you want to be a worker of
signs and wonders? Are you ready to pay the price?

Prayer Point:

Father, by Your power, keep me from being defiled, every day of my life.

Open
Heavens Daily Devotional Lessons was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye,
the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the
largest evangelical Church in the world and also the President of
Christ the Redeemer's Ministries.iOpenHeavens is the electronic version of the Hard Copy.